Inside a dog's mind

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  1. edzbird

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    I would love to get inside and understand a dog's mind. I forgot my whistle today..I was cussing as I wanted to practice stop-whistle.
    Instead of blowing the whistle, I called out "Coco Stop" as he was trotting away - sure enough, he stopped, turned & sat - just like with the whistle. Way back, I did haphazardly work on a verbal stop before the more formal stop-whistle training - he seems to have connected them!
    I tried a "Coco Stop" as he was returning to me with the ball, he stopped and lay down, as he did yesterday with the whistle - I THINK he has the lay down thing in his head from back when we were trying to master "down on recall".
    If only he could talk..
     
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    Wonderful, good lad Coco. I fear Molly will be an oap before we get to that stage :rolleyes:
     
  3. Boogie

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    Now that is super clever!!

    :doug:
     
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    And Mabel if today was anything to go by, :D:D:rolleyes:

    Well done Coco I'm very impressed. It's fabulous when your training starts to come together.
     
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    He's a clever boy
     
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    Well done!
     
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    Good boy Coco showing everyone how clever rescue dogs are ;) xx
     
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    He can be SO clever and yet such an oaf - with his lunging and barking! Sometimes I despair o_O
     
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    My oh says Rory is funny sweet and calm but sometimes he is just a yob.They judt seem to forget themselves
     
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    I apologise to Rory he's just Been an angel on his lead so proud of him.
     
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    Good boy Rory..nice to prove your mum wrong ;)
     

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